My Old Man and Jesus - Casey Daniels Band

My old man wore three piece whistles He was never home for long Drove a bus for London Transport He knew where he belonged Number eighteeen down to Euston Double decker move along Double decker move along My old man Later on he drove a Roller Chauffeuring for foreign men Dropped his aitches on occasion Said "Cor blimey!" now and then Did the crossword in the Standard At the airport in the rain At the airport in the rain My old man Wouldn't ever let his governors Call him 'Billy', he was proud Personal reasons make a difference His last boss was allowed Perhaps he had to keep his distance Made a racket when he rowed Made a racket when he rowed My old man My old man My old man was fairly handsome He smoked too many cigs Lived in one room in Victoria He was tidy in his digs Had to have an operation When his ulcer got too big When his ulcer got too big My old man My old man Seven years went out the window We met as one to one Died before we'd done much talking Relations had begun All the while we thought about each other All the best, mate, from your son All the best, mate, from your son My old man My old man

He was a giant And I was just a kid I was always trying To do everything he did I can still remember every lesson he taught me Growing up learning how to be Like my old man He was a lion We were our father's pride But I was defiant When he made me walk the line He knew how to lift me up And when to let me fall Looking back, he always had a plan My old man My old man Feel the callous on his hands And dusty overalls My old man Now I finally understand I have a lot to learn From my old man Now I'm a giant Got a son of my own He's always trying To go everywhere I go Do the best I can to raise him up the right way Hoping that he someday wants to be Like his old man My old man I know one day we'll meet again As he's looking down My old man I hope he's proud of who I am I'm trying to fill the boots of my old man My old man

Well, look at us, we're so fake now We're hiding in the shadows Talking to ourselves Now I see spirits glow Taking tokes till my head chills Gotta filter the show Yeah, it's out of control, but I got Something in my head I got you in my head Dreams in the summer Thought it never would end I got you in my mind We came from the stardust We're never fading in time It's all in my mind Well, look at us, we made some cash Welcome to the desert Yeah, where the paper is ash And you got it figured out Yeah, I wish that I would follow Those dreams I had But my wills gone bad And all those days we spent Running form the monsters inside our heads And all the wasted time We couldn't see it all lived inside our minds I got you in my head Dreams in the summer Thought it never would end And I got you in my mind We came from the stardust We're never fading in time I got you in my head Dreams in the summer Thought it never would end And I got you in my mind We came from the stardust We're never fading in time

When I awoke I felt the call to go Those places that I never thought I'd go I spent the time to see which way to walk But now that road just crumbles as I talk So don't let the ones that want to steal your dreams They'll steal your dreams away Just laugh and let it go Don't let the ones that want to steal your dreams They'll steal your dreams away Just laugh and let it go So you've tried to pass along your doubt Oh you need somebody's ears to hear you shout All your wasted days and twisted ways are up So now it's time to see the cards you're dealt Don't let the ones that want to steal your dreams They'll steal your dreams away Just laugh and let it go I know all your names Pointing different ways Let me out I came up, I saw you there Now I know Now I know I rose up, my fear was gone Now I know Now I know Don't let the ones that want to steal your dreams They'll steal your dreams away Just laugh and let it go Don't let the ones that want to steal your dreams They'll steal your dreams away Just laugh and let it go

Remember the feelings, Remember the day My stone heart was breaking My love ran away This moment I knew I would be someone else My love turned around and I fell Be my bad boy, be my man Be my week-end lover But don't be my friend You can be my bad boy but understand That I don't need you in my life again Won't you be my bad boy, be my man Be my week-end lover? But don't be my friend You can be my bad boy but understand That I don't need you again No, I don't need you again Bad boy You once made this promise To stay by my side But after some time You just pushed me aside You never thought that a girl could be strong Now I'll show you how to go on Be my bad boy, be my man Be my week-end lover But don't be my friend You can be my bad boy but understand That I don't need you in my life again Won't you be my bad boy, be my man Be my week-end lover? But don't be my friend You can be my bad boy but understand That I don't need you again No, I don't need you again

There's a place not too far away from here Out with the cows and the Lone Star beer Where the livin' and lovin' is quite all right with me Well, they call it Texas, and it's a mighty fine place to be Runs from Texarkana to El Paso And Oklahoma down to old Mexico And there's Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antone People in Texas sure do make you feel at home They just want everybody to leave them alone While they drink their whiskey and roll their own And they like their music with a little bit of southern sound Kick up their heels every evenin' when the sun goes down And you can call them country, and they don't care And if you don't like the way they wear their hair You can take you like and shove 'em on up the line People in Texas don't care if the sun don't shine